Freeman is a tease of a QB. A lot of potential, 6’6″ 240 lbs., strong arm that can throw every throw a NFL QB needs to be able to throw but there always seems to be something missing. To me he doesn’t have the swagger and ice running in his veins that an elite QB needs to have (I’m not sure he has the drive either).
I think he will be a QB that always teases of what he could be but he will never achieve his potential. This should be his last chance this year here in Tampa and he will in all likelihood be elsewhere next year.

Based off of last season, I dont think you can get a true feel for how the first team will do in the reg. season from the preseason because , I feel like, Schiano keeps the game plan extremely vanilla and wants to see how the other young guys perform. Moreover, Ill re-state, history shows preseason in general isn’t a reliable way to gauge success for an up-coming season. I firmly believe preseason is for development, game experience, and game tape for the young men trying to make this ball club or catch on somewhere else.

Have to agree with bucfan999 being a great QB takes attitude. Josh doesn’t start fast he needs to pick up his pace. Brady knows where he wants to go with the ball, Josh is waiting on a receiver to get open. You can’t wait you have to anticipate, he doesn’t have that aggressive style. Can the Pro Bowl players on this team pull along a QB that 5 years in the league hasn’t shown the skill level or attitude to be the leader of the offense.

I disagree it’s not the win-loss part of preseason, it’s how you play and the Bucs were clearly outplayed when the first teams of both teams faced off. The Pats were prepared to start the game from the beginning. The Bucs were confused on offense and Brady tore up their secondary as they have no pass rush.

Why are we passing so much on 1st downs? That’s the same predictable offensive gameplan we ran last year. Wheres the running, wide receiver screens, draws, bootlegs and rollouts?. I thought plays are supposed to be deceptive. Our offense is so predictable. We not giving Freeman or anybody a chance to prosper throwing the ball on every 1st down. Our OC needs to get it together. He’s hurting us for real.

Our 1’s were not even close to their 1’s- both sides of the ball. Brady has a pocket he could wine and dine Giselle in- ZERO passrush. So happy we didn’t opt for an elite pashrusher like Abraham, Freeney, Umi, or Harrison, clearly our passrush is fine as-is…. and Freeman looks like a first year player. Russel Wilson played faster his first preseason game. Some players are just winners, and others go to K-State and are mediocre for their entire careers.

If you don’t get what the passing game is in 2013 NFL……it ain’t the timing…mechanhics…precison of…Josh
oh the other hand based on the critera offer above the rookie is looking like he has all of the goods…

Can somebody please tell me WHY our corners do not play press coverage…and when then look like they’re playing press…THEY DON”T TOUCH THE DAMN RECEIVERS!!!!!!!!!!! WE ARE NEVER GOING TO GET A SACK OR WIN AGAINST A HIGH POWERED OFFENSE LETTING THESE PASS CATCHERS RUN UN INTERUPTED ROUTES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please someone tell me why. This is why I was calling for Bill Sheridans head last season. JAM THE GOD DAMN RECEIVERS AT THE LINE AND AT LEAST TRY TO DISRUPT THEY”RE RYTHYM!!!!!!!!!! If this is how our defense is going to play it doesnt matter WHO we have as our starters when were facing the high powered offenses in our division. Not one single play did we make contact within five yards of the line of scrimmage. I can’t watch stupid! I’ve been excited about all our new additions and Schiano but HOLY SHIT IT’S COMMON SENSE. I CAN”T WATCH THIS CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!

I actually agree with Raphael on this. Every – single – year you see teams going 1-3 or 0-4 in the preseason and then they end of going 12-4 or something in the regular season. Preseason has NO bearing on what will play out during the regular season. NONE. This applies to football, basketball, baseball, etc. How many yrs of sports do we gotta watch until we realize this for what it is. Some of you should know better. Step away from the ledge, put the gun down, whatever. Lets not all go kill ourselves over this. Sheesh.

What no. This game was on the offensive line and the coaching staff. Our defense was never set, every single one of our offensive linemen got beat, there was constantly 3 guys in our backfield, Martin got hurt, Blount looked solid, and our receivers weren’t getting open. But sure, let’s blame #5. The only time he ever had time was when he stepped up and hit Olgetree in the hands and to hit an open Crabtree near the flat. Glennon even got a shot against the Patriots defense and the results were the same, Chandler Jones in our backfield.

Let’s be fair now. We need our starters badly. Lorig, Nicks, and Joseph need to get as healthy as possible otherwise #5 will be the least of our problems.

Josh is who we think he is…Josh Freeman. All the newby QB’s in the NFL (Wilson, Luck, RGIII, Kaperneck, Dalton,) r by passing him by proving what it takes to b a leader n play consistently n the NFL. If he chokes during the 2013 season, he’s going to hear from Goldson n Revis. I say we trade Josh n take a chance on drafting a new QB in the 2014 draft. This guy is ur typical dear in the headlight when he see Bears, Panthers, Birds, or, “oh when the Saints go rushing in”. Josh is something of an enigma. Plays good in scrimmage against own team, but can’t mimic that with live ammo;what’s wrong with that picture. Five years n the league n excuses r…had different OC, new system,no QB coach, give him another year. We need a Teddy Bridgewater, Tajh Boyd, or Johnny Football Manziel, a player who can lead n spark the offense with excitement. One who plays with guts, heart, n true grit.

I’m a big freeman supporter, however its time for Freeman to show us something, no more excuses for a 5th year vet, yeah his offense line starters wasn’t out there, but dang, stop holding on to the ball..get rid of it!! Glennon played against backups, and by that i mean 3,4,5th stringers so yeah he looked pretty impressive against those guys..

However, to me and this is just me, regardless if Glennon would have played good or bad tonight, he seems comfortable out there he steps into the pocket with pose, his footwork is pretty good too….

I’m by no means saying Glennon should start or anything like that, but I loved the little things i saw from him. It’ll go a long way if Freeman plays bad this season.. I want Freeman to succeed really bad, but I’m getting frustrated with him, especially with all this talent around him..granted like i said before he disn’t have starting his o-line protecting for him but still, he shouldn’t be taking those sacks and ducking, he needs to step up into the pocket or get rid of it! I love you Josh…but this is getting old…very old…

I watched the game n he stepped up into the pocket. His tackles could not handle jones or ninkovich. The pats blitzed n got 1 on 1s. If ogletree would have caught that 3rd down pass i bet there would be a different tune being sung right now.

O-line, especially Dotson, got absolutely dominated. Free can’t throw the ball if DEs are coming at him unchallenged. Hopefully we’ll see our true line next week and then we can get a fair assessment. Go Bucs!

Its amazing how the successes of rookie QBs have skewed people’s minds. People think Glennon should start? The 3rd QB taken in a poor QB draft. He’s thrown 2 picks in 2 games against mainly back ups. But you want him to start against teams like the Saints, Falcons, Panthers, NFC West teams, Patriots. Meanwhile Freeman threw 27 tds last season in a new offense. I’m glad fans aren’t GMs because most of them are overreacting morons. I swear if it were up to fans they’d change QBs every 3 years.